nicks
Razor blade mishaps
Nicks is the plural of nick—small cuts, notches, or surface damage: The blade had nicks along the edge.
Nick also means a police station in British slang, or the act of stealing: Someone nicked my wallet.
To nick is to make a small cut or, in British usage, to arrest or steal.
In the nick of time means at the last possible moment.
V-shaped incision
- snickSmall shallow cut
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
slice · gash · kerf · chip · serration · indentation · scratch · gouge
Superficial wound or mark
- scrapeRub harshly against
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- dingSmall surface imperfection
- dentShallow surface depression
scuff · abrasion · gouge · mar · blemish · imperfection · flaw · wear
Identifying word for someone
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- aliasAdopted false name
- handlePart for gripping
- pet nameAffectionate nickname for loved ones
sobriquet · diminutive · shortened name · familiar name · tag
notch
V-shaped incision
incision · slice · gash · kerf · chip · serration · indentation · scratch · gouge · mark
scratch
Superficial wound or mark
dent · scuff · abrasion · gouge · mar · blemish · imperfection · flaw · wear · defect
name
Identifying word for someone
pet name · sobriquet · diminutive · shortened name · familiar name · tag
- shaving problemsrazor burn, cuts, ingrown hairs, razor bumps, skin irritation
- defectsdefect, flaw, crack, cracks, defective
- irregularitiesbumps, dents, ridges, grooves, ripples
- pointspoint, points, peak, peaks, tip
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
- blemishesblemish, blemishes, dark spots, age spots, stain
nicksgashes
Deep, jagged incisions
deep cuts · lacerations · slashes · wounds · gouges
nickssmooth surfaces
mint condition · flawlessness · unblemished · intact · perfection
- nick of timeThe final possible moment
- in the nick of timeAt the final moment
- nickname for
- Saint NickYuletide gift-giver's nickname
- Stevie Nicks
- Nick Fury
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